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Benjamin WILSON 1773–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Sep 1773

Birth Location: Anderson, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 24 Dec 1852

Death Location: Montevallo, Shelby County, Alabama, USA

Father: James Wilson

Mother: Lucretia Griffith

Spouse(s): Hannah Harless, Charity Anders

Children(s): Mary WILSON, Jacob Wilson, Lucretia Cunningham, Nancy Wilson, Lucretia Wilson, Elizabeth Wilson, John Wilson, Benjamin Wilson, George Wilson, Susannah Wilson, Jesse Wilson, Henry Wilson, James Wilson, Thomas Wilson, Sarah Wilson, Margaret Wilson, *E Wilson, Thomas Wilson, Mary Wilson

Benjamin WILSON was born in 1773 in Anderson, Tennessee, USA, the child of James Wilson And Lucretia Griffith. Benjamin WILSON married Charity Anders, Hannah Harless, and had children including Benjamin Griffith Wilson, E E Louisa Wilson, Elizabeth Jane Wilson, George M Wilson, Henry Harless Wilson, Jacob Lawler Wilson, James Hancock Wilson, Jesse Wilson, John Baker Wilson, Lucretia Cunningham, Lucretia Griffith Wilson, Margaret T Wilson, Mary Ann Polly Wilson, Mary Ann Wilson, Nancy Hannah Wilson, Sarah Ann Wilson, Susannah Charlotte Wilson, Thomas F Wilson, Thomas Frost Wilson. Benjamin WILSON passed away in 1852 in Montevallo, Shelby County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin WILSON was born in 1773 in Anderson, Tennessee, USA, the child of James Wilson And Lucretia Griffith.
  • Benjamin WILSON married Charity Anders, Hannah Harless, and had children including Benjamin Griffith Wilson, E E Louisa Wilson, Elizabeth Jane Wilson, George M Wilson, Henry Harless Wilson, Jacob Lawler Wilson, James Hancock Wilson, Jesse Wilson, John Baker Wilson, Lucretia Cunningham, Lucretia Griffith Wilson, Margaret T Wilson, Mary Ann Polly Wilson, Mary Ann Wilson, Nancy Hannah Wilson, Sarah Ann Wilson, Susannah Charlotte Wilson, Thomas F Wilson, Thomas Frost Wilson.
  • Benjamin WILSON passed away in 1852 in Montevallo, Shelby County, Alabama, USA.

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Benjamin WILSON's Ancestors

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Benjamin WILSON
1773–1852
Birth Place: Anderson, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James Wilson
1739–1824
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Lucretia Griffith
1742–1799
Augusta, Virginia, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin WILSON's Descendants

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Benjamin WILSON (6 Sep 1773–24 Dec 1852) m. Hannah Harless (20 Sep 1783–17 Feb 1833) m. Charity Anders (abt 1780–)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann "Polly") WILSON 1802–1844 m. Thomas (Wilson) Rutledge 1804–1872 m. Thomas (Hendrick) ARNOLD 1797–1860
    1. 1. Stephen (Wilson) Rutledge 1833–1910 m. Mary Massey 1835–1909
      1. 1. Chelnessie (Matrina) Rutledge 1860–1937 m. Henry (Mentlo) Owen 1858–1930
        1. 1. Eugene (Bethel) Owen 1899–1974 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Reynolds 1901–1989
        2. 2. Evi (D) Owen 1891–1927
        3. 3. Fulton (D) Owen 1879–1956
        4. 4. William (L "Roy") OWEN 1893–1959
        5. 5. Margaret (N) Owen 1896–1966
        6. 6. Sarah (Flora) OWEN 1882–1948
        7. 7. Jane (B) OWEN 1899–
        8. 8. Matilda (Ellen) OWEN 1877–1952
        9. 9. William (L) Owen 1884–
      2. 2. Flora (Josephine) Rutledge 1869–1940
      3. 3. Harvy Rutledge 1864–1927
      4. 4. Martha (E) Rutledge 1874–1926
      5. 5. May (R) Rutledge 1877–1942
      6. 6. Jerome (P) Rutledge 1867–1940
      7. 7. William (Thornton) Rutledge 1872–1950
      8. 8. John (B) Rutledge 1853–1905
      9. 9. Sarah (Elizabeth) Rutledge 1855–1910
      10. 10. James (H.) Rutledge 1866–
      11. 11. Virginia Rutledge 1858–1859
      12. 12. Mary (J) Rutledge 1852–1852
    2. 2. Catherine Pope 1844–1925
    3. 3. Nancy (J) Rutledge 1831–
    4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Rutledge 1835–1892
    5. 5. Cornelius (M) Rutledge 1842–1920
    6. 6. Joseph (Emanuel) Rutledge 1835–1903
    7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Rutledge 1840–1882
    8. 8. James Rutledge 1830–
    9. 9. Catharine Rutledge 1844–
  2. 2. Jacob (Lawler) Wilson 1819–1854
  3. 3. Lucretia Cunningham 1816–1866
  4. 4. Nancy (Hannah) Wilson 1815–1873
  5. 5. Lucretia (Griffith) Wilson 1816–1866
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Jane) Wilson 1824–1842
  7. 7. John (Baker) Wilson 1811–1881
  8. 8. Benjamin (Griffith) Wilson 1809–1887
  9. 9. George (M) Wilson 1812–1854
  10. 10. Susannah (Charlotte) Wilson 1805–1850
  11. 11. Jesse Wilson 1804–1852
  12. 12. Henry (Harless) Wilson 1803–1841
  13. 13. James (Hancock) Wilson 1808–1892
  14. 14. Thomas (Frost) Wilson 1807–1871
  15. 15. Sarah (Ann) Wilson 1828–1864
  16. 16. Margaret (T) Wilson 1817–1831
  17. 17. *E (E "Louisa") Wilson 1829–1906
  18. 18. Thomas (F) Wilson 1835–1860
  19. 19. Mary (Ann) Wilson 1827–

Benjamin WILSON's Timeline

2 Records

1773
6 Sep 1773
Birth of Benjamin WILSON in Anderson, Tennessee, USA
Anderson, Tennessee, USA
1852
24 Dec 1852
Age 79
Death of Benjamin WILSON in Montevallo, Shelby, Alabama, USA
Montevallo, Shelby, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1773
    Event Place: Anderson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1852
    Event Place: Montevallo, Shelby, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Montevallo, Shelby County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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